When to Keep Your Child Home

  • Families often wonder when students should stay home from school because of illness. For many families, deciding what to do can be even more difficult because of parental work responsibilities and a lack of child care. Reasons to keep your child at home include:

    • A fever of 100 degrees or more. Children should be fever free, without medications, for 24 hours before returning to school.
    • Vomiting or diarrhea. Children should be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school.
    • Unknown rash that may be related to a disease such as chicken pox or if the cause of the rash is unknown.
    • Consult your family physician before sending your child back to school.